Consumer spending slowed to a crawl and personal incomes plunged in July, reflecting the waning impact of $93 billion in economic stimulus payments. ...more

August 30, 2008

No Incentive To Produce Regarding "Obama Calls For Economic Stimulus" (front page, Aug. 2): ...more

August 11, 2008

Some Floridians say confusion has kept them from claiming their economic stimulus checks. There are more than 405,000 Floridians who have not claimed their checks. The bulk of the unclaimed money belongs to seniors. You have to file a tax return to get paid but many seniors stopped filing years ago. ...more

August 6, 2008

Rising prices, falling home values, stagnant wages and tight credit. It's a potent combination that has struck the American consumer hard. ...more

August 5, 2008

When Sen. Barack Obama visits the Space Coast today, he likely will be pressed for straight answers about his plan to help pay for early childhood education by delaying NASA's program to return astronauts to the moon and explore Mars. ...more

August 2, 2008

A slow economy, a free-spending Congress and an extravagant White House will give the nation its largest budget deficit ever next year - $482 billion. ...more

July 30, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service wants to be your friend. A pair of IRS representatives will visit Sebring on Tuesday to help residents apply for economic stimulus checks of $300 or $600 per person. ...more

July 19, 2008